We started Choco Rush to make it convenient for you to get access to great chocolate. When we launched in 2015, we started with a chocolate subscription service, making it easier for you to discover new chocolate makers. In 2016 we launched our online store where you can shop for […]
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February 2017 – Ranger Chocolate, Soma, Solkiki and Millcreek Cacao
Featured Chocolate Makers We are pleased to showcase bean to bar chocolate from Ranger Chocolate, Soma, Solkiki and Millcreek Cacao. Ranger Chocolate (USA) Tumbes 73% is a bright, full bodied chocolate bar made from Peruvian cacao from the northwest coast. Based out of Portland, Oregon the founders of Ranger Chocolate spent [...]
January 2017 – Harper Macaw, Amedei, Ritual and Escazu
Featured Chocolate Makers We are pleased to showcase bean to bar chocolate from Harper Macaw, Amedei, Ritual and Escazu. Harper Macaw (USA) Amazon Rainforest 77% is an elegant dark chocolate made in northeast DC from directly traded Brazilian cocoa beans. Japanese-Brazilian farmer Michinori Konagano’s diverse agroforestry plot lies in the eastern Amazon [...]
December 2016 – Dick Taylor, Starchild, Map Chocolate & Lillie Belle Farms
Featured Chocolate Makers We are pleased to showcase bean to bar chocolate from Dick Taylor, Starchild, Map Chocolate, and Lillie Belle Farms. Dick Taylor (USA) Fleur de Sal 70% is a savory bar that pairs salt with a floral citrus cacao from Guatemala. At 70% the immediate taste of fruit is [...]
November 2016 – Zotter, Artisan du Chocolate, Pitch Dark and Solstice
Featured Chocolate Makers We are pleased to showcase bean to bar chocolate from Zotter, Artisan du Chocolate, Pitch Dark and Solstice. Zotter (Austria) Labooko Columbia + Madagascar 75% is 2 dark single origin chocolate bars. Zotter writes: a classic 75% cocoa solid content go up against one another. One is made [...]
October 2016 – Willie’s Cacao, Fresco, Askinosie, Vintage Plantations
Featured Chocolate Makers We are pleased to showcase bean to bar chocolate from Willie's Cacao, Fresco, Askinosie, and Vintage Plantations. Willie's Cacao (UK) Sambirano Gold 71% is a pure single origin bar made with beans from the Sambirano valley. As with other bars made from Madagascar cacao, this is a fruity, [...]
NW Chocolate Makers Road Trip
I’m going on a road trip and visiting 10-15 chocolate makers along the NW coast from Portland to San Francisco in a couple weeks! Very excited and looking forward to meeting makers we’ve featured in our chocolate subscription box over the past year, and also meeting ones that we may feature […]
September 2016 – Nova, ChocXO, Soma & KTO
Featured Chocolate Makers We are pleased to showcase bean to bar chocolate from Nova, ChocXO, Soma Chocolatemaker and KTO. Nova Chocolate (USA) Nicaragua/Ecuador 75% is a blended bar combining two bold Nacional varieties from different farms. The best of two worlds, it is simple, sustainable and delicious. The Nicaragua single origin is [...]